Intellectual Disabilities

Change a Life Forever With That Spare Bedroom

Dwight Robson | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: The MENTOR Network, Intellectual Disabilities, The-Mentor-Network, Developmental Disability, Mentoring Programs, Mentors, Mentor, Impact News
Dwight Robson

With a spare bedroom and a desire to make a difference, Nancy, a retired nurse, realized that she had the resources and skills to help one of the thousands of other people like her sister.

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Belonging to a Community: How Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Are Finding Joy

Dwight Robson | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: The MENTOR Network, Intellectual Disabilities, The-Mentor-Network, Make a Difference, People With Disabilities, Developmental Disability, Developmentally Disabled, Dawna and Edwin, Impact News
Dwight Robson

Institutionalized for most of his life, Edwin longed for the opportunity to live in the community -- and 15 years ago he got that chance when he was matched with his Mentor, Dawna, through The MENTOR Network's Host Home program in New Jersey.

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Pledge To Ban The 'R-Word' For Good

Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Intellectual Disabilities, Special Olympics, Video, Stroke, Ellen Seidman, Activism, Love That Max, Cerebral Palsy, Brain Damage, Best Buddies, Max Seidman, R-Word, Impact News

Nine-year-old Max is bright, funny and motivated. He also has cerebral palsy, a condition his mom fears will lead people to insult him with insensitiv...

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California Lawmaker Wants The R-Word Out Of State Laws

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Fran Pavley, CA State Senator Fran Pavley, Intellectual Disabilities, California, California State Senate, Mental Retardation, California R-Word, Los Angeles News

A state legislator introduced a bill to remove the word "retarded" from California's law books on Wednesday, calling the word outdated and demeaning. ...

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Penguins Can't Fly... But They Can Soar

Freddie Gershon | Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Coachella Valley Autism Society of America, Learning Disabilities, Arts Funding, New York City Schools, The Kennedy Center, Arts Education, Intellectual Disabilities, Visual and Hearing Impairments, David Brooks, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in Charlotte NC, Autism Society of East Tennessee, Autism, The Penguin Project in Peoria IL, Down Syndrome, Neurological Disorders., Detour Company Theatre in Phoenix, Education Reform, Cerebral Palsy, Arts News
Freddie Gershon

In my blog "Look Papi... I Did It", I identified P.94 and their experience with disabled children who defied prognostication by breaking through and f...

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A story about eyeglasses

Harold Pollack | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Intellectual Disabilities, Family Caregiving, Medicaid, Fragile X, Healthy Living News
Harold Pollack

I was emailing a friend about family care giving. I hope that this gives Huffpo readers a flavor for the weird challenges this sometimes poses. (for m...

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The Americans with Disabilities Act - What's Next?

Sharon Raimo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sharon Raimo

The Americans with Disabilities Act was written to include persons with intellectual disabilities, our challenge is to ensure that, in practice, it does just that.

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Tropic Thunder -- Colossal Blunder

Timothy P. Shriver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boycott Tropic Thunder, Intellectual Disabilities, Ben Stiller, Special Oympics, Tropic Thunder, Tropic Thunder Boycott, Retarded, Movies, Entertainment News
Timothy P. Shriver

I joined hundreds of protestors at the recent premiere of the film Tropic Thunder to denounce its unfortunate and humiliating portrayal of people with intellectual disabilities.

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